I took a battered copy of this on holiday simply as I thought it'd be a fun read that I didn't mind getting slightly damaged by the sun, lotion, pool,I took a battered copy of this on holiday simply as I thought it'd be a fun read that I didn't mind getting slightly damaged by the sun, lotion, pool, etc and didn't expect much from the book as I know the film so well. Therefore it was a great surprise, despite Arnie on the front cover, that the original novel of The Running Man is completely different to the film and totally gripping.

I loved this and it's the first Bachman novel I've read which was interesting. There are so many standard King features in this that it is hard to believe he got away with people not knowing this was him... but I suppose it's easy to say that reading this now. I really want to find a copy of The Long Walk now....more